Partners learn 11 interpersonal skills for effective talking and listening, plus processes for better decision making, conflict resolution, and anger management. Whether gained through marriage preparation, enrichment, or counseling, these skills and processes help you build a more satisfying, collaborative relationship. Collaboration is the highest form of human relationship. In marriage, this involves a strong man and a strong woman who can bridge to each other, committing to a mutually fulfilling, vital partnership across a lifetime together. COUPLE COMMUNICATION I and II give you the tools to develop a collaborative marriage. These two educational programs, in which you and your partner participate together, help you enjoy each other more, increase intimacy, reduce tensions, and resolve your differences. Sign up today for an up coming seminar.

Please Understand Me

This is a seminar on our temperaments. Without this knowledge we are most likely going to react to a person who does something different than us. The four main differences are Thinker/Feeler, Judger/Perceiver, Introvert/Extrovert, and Sensor/Intuitive. They say that opposites attract. This is true and some time similar personalities attract and these bring their own sets of problems.

Menís or Womenís Therapy Groups

These groups are designed to help individuals work through various relationship issues. Retraining oneself for a healthier relationship is critical and can be done in an on going supportive environment. This modality does not replace individual and/or coupleís therapy, but, along with psychoeducational workshops, can work synergistically to improve relationships and at the same time, ultimately reduce the overall cost of therapy. Call for a no-cost interview to see if this form of therapy will work for you.

Time for a Better Marriage

American Guidance Services has provided some essential practices that will lead to more satisfying marital relationships. This is a ten week program and gives you a chance to meet and learn from other couples and well as them learning from your relationship as you apply the materials.

Parent Effectiveness Training

Adolescents like to be respected just as much as an adult. The goal is to give them more and more responsibility so that by eighteen years of age they are ready to be fully responsible. It is very easy to get stuck any where along the way. The answer is not to let your kids run free nor to order them around with an iron fist. They must learn to solve their own problems. It is amazing and a relief to the parent to learn different ways relate to your child. In some ways, the child has more abilities than we give them credit for, so listening is critical to help draw out their understanding and at the same time listening helps them feel understood. This in itself can have a large impact on their behavior an decisions. Join in with a parenting group that can help you develop a win-win strategy with your growing teens.

Couple Finances

A recent Gallup Poll found that 56 percent of all divorces are a result of financial tensions in the home. Ask about our no-cost financial assessment and ways to possibly decrease spending, find more income, and learn how to save for the future.